Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Council of Arles
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Norman Minster
- The First Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Stonegate